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The car has just failed the MOT on excessive play in the ball joint so it needs replacing. ECP had one for £13 which I'm collecting tomorrow. Probably won't last 6 months but the car will be scrapped next year as the chassis has bad corrosion too and only just passes. It's going to cost too much...

The first issue is with the rear wiper, it's been working slowly the last couple of weeks but stopped completely this morning! Are the tourer and saloon motors the same? I am ***uming it's that or could it be something else? The second issue is the front drivers washer jet is just dribbling...

I had an advisory on these in November as the pads don't have much meat left, which I knew anyway. I cleaned them up when I first got the car over 9 years a go but realised I have never actually changed them. The pads were done about 10k miles before I bought it so they're 50k miles old now...

I know there are plenty of threads on this but I can't find a conclusive answer on what would fit. I've had a genuine Honda one for just under the last 4 years and it's not holding a full charge any more. Unfortunately Holdcroft can no longer send batteries out and they've also increased in...

I put my window all the way down the other day and when I went to put it up it was getting stuck. It popped up by an inch, then went back down. This happened a few times until it came all the way up. It seems to do it everytime now but I'm not sure what could be causing it. Any ideas? The...

I've been trying to find a knocking noise for a good year now which I get on bumpy roads only. An upper wishbone was replaced a year a go but there is still a knocking. I think we finally tracked it down to a front ARB bush so both of those will be replaced. While the car was on the ramps at...

I am currently waiting for recovery to arrive so thought I'd ask if anyone has an idea what could be wrong. I was driving on the M25 and thought I saw a light flick on, it did it again and was the airbag light. I carried on and then it stayed on, shortly followed by the 3 yellow lights. The...

So after throwing £1,500 at the car in 4 months I was hoping I wouldn't have any more issues but I do! I've noticed this behaviour in the last 2 months or so but when accelerating sometimes you can feel the gear changes and it pushes (maybe judders) the car. It's more noticeable in the lower...

I've had a really loud knocking over bumps in the last few weeks so while the car was in the garage I got them to investigate it. Turns out one of the upper wishbone ball joints was knackered so they replaced it but there is still a slight knocking from somewhere else. They can't find it any...

Obviously I know where the battery one is but I want to check and clean any that might cause starting issues but have no idea where they are? I had the alternator off the other week and the ground to that is ok but I didn't trace the other end of the cable.

I've put 2.4 in the ***le but I'm sure the 2.0 will be the same. After this valve was mentioned in another thread I decided to inspect it and the hose to check it's condition. You need to remove the 2 10mm silver nuts on top of the engine cover and then pull it off to see the entire hose. The...

Can any one help diagnose this noise, does it sound like the idler? The belt was changed 2.5 years a go for a gates one but I don't think it's the right kind of noise for that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QziO5DMZZAw

I've discovered mine is loose and won't tighten anymore. It may/may not be the cause of my starting issues but I want to replace it. I can't seem to find any threads on how to do it or what clamps are best to use. Anyone changed theirs?

Yesterday the engine was cranking but wouldn't start. I tried several times and I suspected the battery was a bit flat so I charged it up last night and tried again this morning. It still didn't start but was cranking ok so I don't think it is the battery, plus it's not even 3 years old yet. The...

I was checking the oil the other day and noticed that the PAS fluid is on the minimum mark. I've had the car coming up for 2.5 years now but I'm fairly sure it's dropped. It was no where near maximum when I bought it but it's definitely gone down. Is this normal for it to use it or could I have...

Ever since I bought the car nearly 3 years a go I've had nothing but trouble with them (this is the tourer) constantly binding and 6 months a go I replaced the calipers, slider pins and hoses. Everything has been fine until recently. I keep getting a hot smell from the OSR, it's been there for...

There is some slight play in my rear ARB bushes, I can push and pull the bar when the car is jacked up so I'm sure this is causing my knocking noise. I've seen genuine Honda bushes for £15 on ebay so will order those but I have a couple of questions for those who have changed them. Will the...

It's due to be replaced soon, I think it's a Honda one in there ATM. Would a cheap one be ok, are there any I should avoid, I've been looking at Fram or Comline filters? Or would a K&N (or Pipercross) be better? I know the uprated ones don't make much difference, we have a K&N in the Civic but...

My new calipers and hoses are coming today, which I need to fit asap to cure my binding rear brake (changing both sides though). I'll probably be on my own when changing them so looking at alternative ways to bleed, has anyone used one of these, how did you find it...

When I first got the car a year ago the sat nav would work occasionally, I used to get different error messages, it has a copy of the Honda disc not a genuine one. Once the warmer weather arrived it worked almost everytime with no issues but since it's got cold again it won't work at all now. I...